LITIGATION

What businesses can take away from the SCC SS&C spoliation ruling
The top court updated its framework on what happens if parties intentionally destroy, alter or conceal evidence
Fasken welcomes Paul Reid as litigation partner in Tsuut’ina office
He brings experience in wills and estates litigation, commercial disputes and Indigenous matters
Alberta Court of Appeal lets non-lawyer act for company in stay request
However, judge ultimately refuses to stay orders in expropriation case
Quebec Court of Appeal affirms $50K interim costs award in shareholder oppression litigation
Judge saw apparent link between financial difficulty and allegedly oppressive conduct
Thomas J. Moran joins DLA Piper Canada’s litigation partnership
The former Norton Rose Fulbright partner focuses on arbitration, injunctions, trials, appeals

2025 LEADING LAWYERS IN LITIGATION

Stephen P. Coyle
Year called to bar: 1993
Vancouver, British Columbia
Gord McGuire
Year called to bar: 2010
Toronto, Ontario
François M. Giroux
Year called to bar: 1996
Montréal, Québec
Melissa J. MacKewn
Year called to bar: 1997
Toronto, Ontario
Sarit E. Batner
Year called to bar: 2000
Toronto, Ontario
Robert L. Love
Year called to bar: 1994
Toronto, Ontario